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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic
and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, authorities said today.

Citing the Czech police investigation, a federal complaint filed in Virginia seeking Kevin
Dahlgren’s arrest said Dahlgren killed his relatives at their home in Brno on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The victims had been stabbed in the head and neck, and it appears that Dahlgren tried to burn three
of the four bodies in the basement of the home, according to the complaint. Dahlgren had been
living with his aunt and uncle in Brno since April 30.

Dahlgren appeared at a hearing this morning wearing shackles and a green jail-issued
jumpsuit. He told the magistrate that his parents in California would hire a lawyer to represent
him.

U.S. prosecutors said they wanted to keep Dahlgren behind bars until he can be returned to
the Czech Republic. Another hearing was set for Wednesday.

Czech police said Dahlgren was born in 1992 and released his photograph.
A Facebook page showing
the same photograph says Dahlgren is from Palo Alto, Calif.

The victims were found by firefighters who came to a fire Wednesday in a house in Brno, the
country’s second-largest city.

A local band, Ukulele Orchestra jako Brno, told The Associated Press that two of its members
were among the victims, but declined to comment further. Dahlgren’s Facebook page contained a link
to the band.

Police have declined to give details about the killings and said the motive was not known.

“Various weapons were used, but that’s all I can say,” police investigator Antonin Hrdlicka
said. Police spokeswoman Petra Vedrova said guns were not used.

Hrdlicka said the pilots and crew of the flight from Vienna, Austria, were informed that the
suspect was on board. FBI spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin said agents arrested Dahlgren yesterday at
Washington Dulles International Airport.

Czech officials have said they will seek his extradition to stand trial in the Czech
Republic. They said they have 60 days to deliver evidence and other documents to U.S. officials. If
tried and convicted of committing four murders, he would face up to life in prison.